Humphreys, Phebe Westcott and Humphreys, S. Walter (Photographs)The Practical Book of Garden ArchitecturePhiladelphia Lippincott & Co 1914 First Edition; First Printing Hard cover Good+ Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 328 pages; 1914 Lippincott. HC, 1st edition. Original green cloth with pictorial motif and titling stamped to cover. Square and sound copy; no marks. Titling at spine rubbed and indistinct. Pictorial details to cover partially rubbed off, as is usually found with this title. Cloth at spine darkened a bit. Some rub at spine ends and very mild fray to cloth at spine tips. Some mild foxing to end pages and to pages adjacent to glossy plate photographic illustrations. Spot of rub through bottom edge of cover board and a small spot of trace silverfishing lower spine corner of front board. Rear endpage has a mild split in the gutter. Brentano's small shop label inconspicuously to the rear endpage. Nicely illustrated throughout. An influential landscape and garden architecture reference. G+ to VG- ... Oversize book will require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
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